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Alan Stein, a high-performing employee at Google, was recognized as a “Great Manager” in 2016, a title given to only 25 employees each year. Less than six months later, he was fired.
Are all employers required to give employees paid vacation? I was told I had 56 hours paid time off a year. When I requested it, I was told to “use sick time — we don’t give paid vacation.” I’ve been working there for more than 3 years. Is this legal?
An employee for Baltimore Public Schools achieved viral TikTok fame for claiming that, over the course of two months, she liberally used the more than 200 sick hours she'd previously racked up, in an act of vengeance against her bosses.
My boss invited me to ride with him to a meeting which is about 2 hours away. The thought of having to make conversation seated next to my boss — who I don’t even like — for that long makes me nervous. Can I come up with some excuse why I can’t make it to the meeting? Or say that I’ve already made alternate travel plans?
You'd think having a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Buffalo State would be enough to land a job that pays a livable wage, especially half a decade after you graduate.